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Bayougraphy

The Wizard of University Park

Richard Willson, Chemical Engineer

03/09/2015 By Michael Hardy

Ice House

March’s Perfect Party: A Month of Comings and Goings

Out with the old, in with the new.

03/09/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Field of Vision

Can One Man Save 10,000 Children?

Practicing catch and release in West Africa

03/09/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Repeat Offender

Decades After Recovery, Polio Strikes Back

A disease and its victims, down but not out

03/09/2015 By Peter Holley

Fajitas on Ice

What’s the Mayor of Reykjavik Doing in Houston?

Stand-up comedian and former mayor Jón Gnarr might just be the next president of Iceland—but for the time being, he’s calling Houston home.

03/09/2015 Photography by Justin Calhoun By Sarah Rufca Nielsen

Bayougraphy

Meet the Man Behind HPD’s Successful Homeless Outreach Team

Steve Wick, Police Officer

02/08/2015 By Jeff Balke

Home-Erotic

(Nude) Pictures at an Exhibition

What began as a Galleria-area woman’s vintage erotica collection has now become a personal museum of prurience.

02/08/2015 By Michael Hardy

Ice House

February’s Perfect Party

Fight off the winter doldrums with some of Houston’s liveliest folks.

02/08/2015 By Catherine Matusow Illustrations by Chris Danger

Living Off the Land

Forest to Table: Harvesting Houston's Wild Edibles

Mark Vorderbruggen, a.k.a. Merriwether the Adventurer, wants you to eat your dandelion greens—and more.

02/05/2015 By Nicholas L. Hall

Spring Awakening

The Greatest Gymnast in the World Is in Spring

Gymnastics phenom Simone Biles enjoys having a normal life...for a few more minutes.

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy

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Bayougraphy

The Comeback Kid

Darius Clark Monroe, film director

01/04/2015 By Michael Hardy

Escape Crusader

Our Man in the White House

Michelle Obama recognizes Third Ward youth program Workshop Houston with a national award.

01/04/2015 By Scott Vogel

Ice House Interview

Ritual Killing: How to Beat OCD

Once told her OCD was too severe for treatment, Elizabeth McIngvale now works to help others overcome their own conditions.

01/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Ice House

January’s Perfect Party

Never count ’em out edition

01/04/2015 By Catherine Matusow

Brush with Fate

Is This Man the Greatest Living Native American Artist?

Forty years after a prophetic vision in the desert, Ron Anderson moved to Houston for one last shot at fame—but it may be too late.

11/30/2014 By Michael Hardy Photography by Brian Goldman

H-Town Diary

Society of Friends(wood)

For author Rene Steinke, returning home to Friendswood has a way of plunging her back in time.

11/30/2014 By René Steinke

Bayougraphy

Up From the Depths

Sabrina Galloway, Shrimper

11/30/2014 By Natalie Harms

Children’s Lit

Slideshow: Five Houston Socialites and Their Children’s Books

A considered guide to Houston’s many well-heeled wordsmiths

11/30/2014

Ice House

December’s Perfect Party

The New Year is Nigh… Edition

11/30/2014 By Catherine Matusow

Behind the Scenes

Meet the Santa Wrangler

The logistics of holiday cheer

11/25/2014 By Catherine Matusow

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